PALM BEACH, Fla. — Mike Tomlin was sitting on the courtyard patio at the swank Breakers resort Sunday afternoon, wearing aviator sunglasses and white shorts and looking as relaxed as an NFL head coach can be who has spending his time attending competition committee meetings, traveling to pro days, dining with prospective draft choices and spending more money on six outside free agents than at any point in Steelers history.
Despite sitting in the shadows of a cloudless South Florida blue sky while giant palmetto trees swayed in the ocean breezes, Tomlin was nonetheless upset – he used another more descriptive word – he will not be able to attend the pro day of North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell on Monday.
Before coming here on Friday, two days before the official start of the league’s owners meetings, Tomlin spent last week traveling the country to evaluate and meet with three of the top quarterbacks in the NFL draft – Kenny Pickett, Malik Willis and Matt Corral. He dubbed the process “quarterback week,” something he enjoys doing almost as much as beating the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals or Cleveland Browns.
